Religious Education / May 24, 2023

Dear Friends, Have you registered for Summer Program? Join us June12-15, 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. June is fast approaching! This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities that are centered around that theme. Some activities include short lessons, crafts, music, and outdoor games. This year, our theme is Telling Our Stories! We hope Friends of all ages will join us as participants and/or volunteers for this…

Check Out the Reading Nook / May 24, 2023

Do you have grandchildren visiting for the summer or children of your own to entertain? The NGFM Library has a variety of age-appropriate books for all reading levels. A few examples: • Children Just Like Me: Our Favorite Stories from Around the World by Jamila Gavin, which features characters and images from diverse cultures • The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac, a retelling of a traditional Cherokee legend • The Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter,…

New Gift Titles Added to the New Garden Friends Meeting Library / May 17, 2023

• Springfield Friends Cemetery, Guilford County NC, 1780-1991 by Brenda G. Haworth, Historian/editor • Renewable: One Woman’s Search for Simplicity, Faithfulness and Hope, by Eileen Flanagan • How Come We No Fall Off? Tutoring Refugee Children in An American School by Elizabeth Stratford • Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional by Chandra L. Ford et al Wood-Solace or the Return to Belonging by Lisa Lundeen • Many Thousand Go: The Life of…

First Day at New Garden Friends Meeting / May 28, 2023

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / 9:00 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / 11:00 a.m.* • Worshipful Music: Andy Mock • Welcome: Ashley Wilcox • Announcements: Karen Garraputa • Congregational Hymn • Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6 • Special Music • Message: “Wisdom’s Home,” Ashley Wilcox • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light * Friends are also welcome to join the service online either through Facebook Live (view only) https://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting or on Zoom.